A Hero Died

 
As the silver casket was pulled from the Hearse
You could see a new flag covered the casket top
There the firing squad stood at a rigid attention
It seemed as if the whole world would then stop

A bride of six months stood crying over her loss
She was starting to show there would be a child
So many miles he had been sent to fight the war
He was killed in a firefight that became very wild

It was quiet as the bugler played the military taps
As the flag was folded it was handed to the wife
Tears of sorrow rolled down her anguished face
She would never again see him in this mortal life

What do you say when a loved one is lost in a war
You have compassion for the wife and his family
You pray that they will meet again up in Heaven
Where from the pain of death they are set free

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